Less Happy Quotes

30 quotes by 26 authors

Traveling makes men wiser, but less happy. — Thomas Jefferson
The more you are possession oriented, the less happy you will be. The less happy you are, the farther away from the Divine, from prayer,… — Rajneesh
Take whatever cause for outward happiness you might have and take it within yourself, so that, if the sun should go out, you will not… — Goswami Kriyananda
I became aware of just how fleeting the sense of happiness was, and how flimsy its basis: a warm restaurant after having come in from… — Teju Cole
The more rules you have about how people have to be, how life has to be for you to be happy, the less happy youâ€™re… — Tony Robbins
... No one is less happy than I am with the performance of Microsoft stock! I've lost tens of billions of dollars this year -… — Bill Gates
The longer you commute the less happy you're likely to be. — Geoff Mulgan
Myriads of daisies have shone forth in flower Near the lark's nest, and in their natural hour Have passed away; less happy than the one… — William Wordsworth
Unhappy is the man, though he rule the world, who doesn't consider himself supremely blessed. In order to consider himself supremely blessed he must deeply… — Seneca the Elder
To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. — Roger Ebert
The more that you expect, the less happy you will be-- because if the expectations are realized you won't be grateful — Dennis Prager
How many of us are able to distinguish between the odors of noon and midnight, or of winter and summer, or of a windy spell… — Lin Yutang
The further you get from nature, the less happy you are; and the nearer, the more exultant you become over the world and all that… — George Matthew Adams
I started 'Storyline' after I'd accomplished all my goals and still wasn't happy. I'd become a 'New York Times' bestselling author, which was my goal… — Donald Miller
Greater inequality in Europe has made people less happy. — Derek Bok
The reason to be an atheist is not that it makes us feel better or gives us a more rewarding life. The reason to be… — Julian Baggini
The higher up I went, the less happy I was. — Dave Chappelle
To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the… — Roger Ebert
As you get older and wiser you realize that when people are given anything without having to earn it (unless they are physically or mentally… — Dennis Prager
Every poll about the Left, the Right, and happiness reveals that the farther left one goes, the less happy the person is likely to be. — Dennis Prager

Who Wrote These Less Happy Quotes

26 authors contributed a total of 30 Less Happy Quotes, led by these top contributors: